dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
master; teacher; stable master
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
river; stream; River; the ... river
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
a little bit; a little while
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be needed; to be wanted
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
adds force or indicates command
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash